Section 5 Machinery operated from a centralised control station – CCS notation
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Section 5 Machinery operated from a centralised control station – CCS notation

Parent topic: Chapter 1 Control Engineering Systems

5.1 General requirements

5.1.1 The requirements for machinery operated from a centralised control station are given in Pt 6, Ch 1, 5.1 General requirements of the Rules for Ships, which are to be complied with. Additions or amendments to these requirements are given in the following paragraph(s) of this sub-Section.

5.1.2 The controls, alarms and safeguards required by Pt 5 Main and Auxiliary Machinery and by Pt 6, Ch 1, 4.6 Bilge level detection together with a fire detection system satisfying the requirements of Pt 7, Ch 1, 2 Fire and gas alarm indication and control systems are to be provided. However, the automatic operation of machinery and certain safeguards required by Pt 5 Main and Auxiliary Machinery may be omitted. Where such safeguards are omitted, due consideration is to be given to the reaction time required for manual intervention, following indication that a system or equipment has deviated outside acceptable operational limits.

5.2 Centralised control system for machinery

5.2.1 The requirements for a centralised control system for machinery are given in Pt 6, Ch 1, 5.2 Centralised control station for machinery of the Rules for Ships, which are to be complied with where applicable. Additions or amendments to these requirements are given in the following paragraph(s) of this sub-Section.

5.2.2 In addition to the communication required by Pt 6, Ch 1, 5.2 Centralised control station for machinery 5.2.5 of the Rules for Ships, a second means of communication is to be provided between the workstation(s) for navigation and manoeuvring and the centralised control station. One of these means is to be independent of the main electrical power supply, see also Pt 5, Ch 1 General Requirements for the Design and Construction of Machineryof the Rules for Ships.

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